Archive - Oct 15, 2004

October 14, 4:57 pm.
http://www.empirenotes.org/#14oct041
October 14, 4:57 pm. Today's attack inside the Green Zone represents, at least symbolically, a qualitative development in the Iraq war. People with bombs infiltrated the compound and then detonated them, killing 10 people, including 4 Americans. Initial reports said they were suicide bombers, but a later written statement indicated they had simply placed the explosives there. Tawhid wal Jihad cla ...

Balkans: Local Courts Currently Unprepared to Try War Crimes
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2004/10/14/croati9500.htm

With the intensity of the Australian election and other committments I have only fleetingly watched parts of Friday night's presidential Mass Debate II and Wednesday night's Mass Debate III, which ended about ninety minutes ago. Bush had clearly improved on his horrendous performance in MD1, even make a joke about scowling during MD2.